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Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist

The move, which was approved by the ZIM board of directors, came after both the ZIM’s workers’ committee and senior Israeli politicians expressed opposition to the acquisition.

Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012
 Maersk container is transported by a train near a port of Barcelona, Spain April 26, 2024.

Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.

In the eye of Storm Byron: Israeli, Cypriot, Greek authorities continue search for missing yacht

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

German bid for Zim with Saudi, Qatari backing raises Israel security concerns


UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks

"The threat to navigational rights and freedoms in the Red Sea is a global challenge that necessitates a global response," US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

 A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of "Red Sea" and "Houthi attacks" words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024.

UK deploys new ship to the Red Sea to combat Houthi attacks

Shapps warned that “The Houthis will bear (the) responsibility of the consequences should they ignore these warnings.”

 Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (top) conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with RFA Black Rover.

Oil tankers continue Red Sea movements despite Houthi attacks - analysis

"We haven't really seen the interruption to tanker traffic that everyone was expecting," said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, a shipping analyst at Lloyd's List.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

Logistics ‘tinder’ offers alternative for cargo to bypass Houthi threat

Trucknet, an Israeli company, created a land bridge that offers a faster and currently safer alternative for cargo to cross from the Gulf into the Mediterranean.

Trucknet Map.jpg - Land bridge map.

Shipping firms react to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

Reactions from shipping companies indicate that the majority are rerouting away from the Red Sea.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

UK, US planning strikes as 10 Houthis killed in Red Sea

The Houthis warned that the US 'bears the consequences' of the deaths of the ten militants.

 Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) and French Navy frigate FS Languedoc (D 653) transit the Strait of Hormuz November 25, 2023.

Israel's live animal imports increased by 220% over last decade

While many countries are discontinuing the practice of live animal shipments for slaughter Israel continues to import animals for slaughter on a massive scale.


Iran causes crisis with drone threat, from Red Sea to Indian Ocean

Iran backs the Houthis in attacks on ships and expands the area it threatens.

 Armed men stand on the beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.

Ensuring the safety of Israeli port workers from Houthi attacks

The Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (IIOSH) of the National Insurance Institute has released guidelines on how to maintain the safety of port workers during times of war. 

Labour workers seen at the construction site of the Seaport in Ashdod, Southern Israel, April 12, 2016.

The Houthis are just pawns, the coalition must reach their masters

It will not be enough to attack the troops, arms, and vessels that the Houthis unleash on global commerce.

 A HOUTHI TERRORIST guards the deck of the ‘Galaxy Leader’ cargo ship in the Red Sea last month.